Fox Sports, Time Warner resume Padres TV talks in New York Tuesday

San Diego Padres' Chris Denorfia steals second base during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe, Ariz., Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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San Diego Padres' Chris Denorfia steals second base during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe, Ariz., Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Interestingly enough, the CPUC board of directors has its annual San Diego meeting on Thursday at 9 a.m. A public hearing at 9 a.m. on a Thursday? Yes, we all just went through that at San Diego City Hall and were disappointed by the turnout. But. For those who haven't raised enough of a fuss, the meeting will be held at the County of San Diego Conference Center Hearing Room in the San Diego County Operations Center, 5520 Overland Ave., San Diego, CA 92123. So....

Anyone want to attend this one and suggest the CPUC hold a public hearing of its own on the Padres TV stalemate? Maybe one of San Diego's politicians who are now involved? Perhaps you Mr. Mayor? Or you, Council President Pro Tem Lightner? Council member Alvarez? Councilwoman Emerald? City Attorney Goldsmith? Anyone, anyone? Appreciate any help anyone can give. The Padres season starts on April 1, after all. And that's no joke.

Want more from Tuesday's Coronado meeting?

Representatives from Time Warner Cable, Fox Sports San Diego and one of the Padres-airing TV providers, AT&T U-Verse, briefly addressed the Coronado City Council about the Padres TV situation. The council heard a short presentation from the trio, then entertained a couple questions from the public. The hearing was not as combative or as entertaining as last Thursday's hearing on this issue at San Diego City Hall, but it allowed the Coronado city manager Blair King to explain that the city has little control over TV providers who can decide whether they want to show "the Padres or the Playboy Channel."

The mayor of Coronado aimed his criticism squarely at Time Warner Cable. "I find your service to be a huge disappointment to the city of Coronado," he said. "I think you know your customers are trapped with you and can't go anywhere else and perhaps the smart ones have already done so."

On hand at the Coronado City Council meeting were Deane Leavenworth, Time Warner Cable's regional vice president of government relations; Christine Moore, AT&T's director of external affairs and Henry Ford, an senior vice president with Fox Sports San Diego.

The meeting video is now archived here. Find it quickly by clicking on the words "Presentation by Time Warner Cable and AT&T U-Verse Regarding Broadcasting Padres Baseball Games" on the left of the page. The discussion lasted about 15 minutes.